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Contents
5
Internet Security
........................................................................
41
5.1
Firewall
..........................................................................................................
42
5.2
Parental Control
............................................................................................
43
6
Troubleshooting
........................................................................
45
6.1
Setup Troubleshooting
..................................................................................
46
6.2
General Thomson Gateway Troubleshooting
................................................
47
6.3
Wired Connection Troubleshooting
..............................................................
48
6.4
Wireless Connection Troubleshooting
..........................................................
49
6.5
Reset to Factory Defaults
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50
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About this Setup and User Guide
About this Setup and User Guide
Used Symbols
Terminology
Generally, the
THOMSON TG585 v8
will be referred to as
Thomson Gateway
in this Setup and User Guide.
Typographical Conventions
Following typographical convention is used throughout this manual:
±
Sample text
indicates a hyperlink to a Web site.
Example: For more information, visit us at
www.thomson.net
.
±
Sample text
indicates an internal cross-reference.
Example: If you want to know more about guide, see
“1 Introduction” on page 7”.
±
Sample text
indicates an important content-related word.
Example: To enter the network, you
must
authenticate yourself.
±
Sample text
indicates a GUI element (commands on menus and buttons, dialog box elements, file
names, paths and folders).
Example: On the
File
menu, click
Open
to open a file.
Documentation and software updates
THOMSON continuously develops new solutions, but is also committed to improving its existing products.
For more information on THOMSON's latest technological innovations, documents and software releases,
visit us at
www.thomson.net
.
A
note
provides additional information about a topic.
A
caution
warns you about potential problems or specific precautions that need to be taken.
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1
Installation
1
Installation
Introduction
In a few minutes you will be able to access the Internet using your Thomson Gateway.
This Setup and User Guide will show you how to set up your Thomson Gateway and how to connect your
computer(s) to the Internet.
Main features
As soon as you have completed the installation of your Thomson Gateway you will be able to benefit from all
the services offered by your Thomson Gateway. This Setup and User Guide will focus on the following
features:
±
Broadband Internet
connection.
The first chapter describes how to connect your Thomson Gateway to the Internet.
±
Wired and wireless access
to your local network devices.
For more information, see
“1.4 Connecting a Computer Using the Ethernet Cable” on page 12
and
“3 Wireless Access” on page 23
.
±
Useful networking tools
like
UPnP
,
Dynamic DNS
and many more.
For more information, see
“4 Thomson Gateway Tools” on page 31
.
±
Internet Security:
For more information, see
“5 Internet Security” on page 41
.
Before you can start to use these features, we will first set up your Thomson Gateway.
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1
Installation
1.1
Before you start
DSL Service
The DSL service must be activated on your telephone line by your service provider.
Decoupling the voice and DSL signal
As soon as the DSL service is activated two kinds of signals will be available on your telephone line:
±
Voice signals
±
DSL signals
To ensure the sound quality of your phone calls, the DSL signal must be omitted from the telephone line
before it reaches your phone, otherwise you might hear a noise in the background when using your phone.
Filters and splitters
To split the DSL signal from the telephone line, you can use one of the following solutions:
±
A
splitter
that splits the telephone signal into a DSL and Voice signal.
±
A
filter
between your telephone outlet and your phone. This filter removes the DSL signal and passes the
Voice signal.
Wireless connection
If you want to connect your computer using a wireless connection, you will need a WiFi-certified wireless
client adapter for each computer you want to connect wirelessly.
Telephone
Network
DSL
Voice
Splitter
Voice
DSL
Telephone
Network
DSL
Voice
Filter/Splitter
Voice
DSL
Voice
DSL
Voice

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